Another busy week for Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance saw the helicopter head to incidents in Perth, Highland Perthshire and Angus.

A call on Monday afternoon prompted a flight from the SCAA base at Perth Airport to Brechin, where the team treated and transferred a motorcyclist to Ninewells Hospital following a serious road accident.

The following day the pilot and paramedic crew of Helimed 76 landed in St Johnstone Football Club’s car park following a call to attend a nearby accident.

On Wednesday a call took the helicopter on a 20-minute mercy dash to Kinloch Rannoch and yesterday the team was in action again, responding to an incident on the coast near Arbroath.

The crew at Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance also took part in a highly realistic training session with Perth Airport firefighters and local teams from Scottish Fire and Rescue Service this week.

SCAA paramedics provided clinical advice and training during a simulated light aircraft crash then briefed local firefighters on the charity helicopter and its crew.

SCAA responded at the training incident in their Honda CRV rapid response vehicle, donated to the charity by Honda UK, as they would in the event of a genuine aircraft accident at Perth Airport.

Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance is the country’s first and only helicopter air ambulance funded solely from public donations.

Around £1.5 million is needed each year to keep the aircraft, which launched for operations on May 22, in the air.

Donations can be made by texting SCAA02 to 70070 or call the team on 01738 553770. For more information visit www.scaa.org.uk.